Think-tank: Kwarteng budget “less out of control than the market thinks”

ONE of the country’s leading economic think-tanks has described estimates that Kwasi Kwarteng’s package of tax cuts in last week’s mini budget could cost £45bn as a “gross exaggeration.” The package has gone down badly with both markets and politicians, with the cost of UK borrowing spiking due to concerns over runaway government spending. However [...]